TA6 webinars
LexisNexis reports we have hosted two webinars concerning the TA6 property information form.
Find out more about the webinars
SDLT refunds
Inside Conveyancing reports we have written a joint article with HM Revenue and Customs on stamp duty land tax (SDLT) refunds.
Climate risk consultation
Legal500 reports that we have launched a consultation on climate risk and conveyancing.
We are seeking members’ views to help us scope out a practice note that reflects real-world issues, supports best practices and empowers our members to better advise and protect their clients.
The consultation closes on 31 October.
Find out more about the consultation
Apprenticeships and the SQE
Charles Peter, founder of Datalaw, writes in the Gazette about the future of legal training, and focuses on solicitor apprenticeships and the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE).
He cites our 2011 report which found that only 25% of people who did a law degree could get a training contract, meaning that three-quarters of those who invested time and money into a law degree found themselves unable to progress in their chosen career path through conventional means.
This was one of the reasons for the Solicitors Regulation Authority to make changes to how solicitors qualify.
Legal aid crisis
LawCareers.Net reports that the Criminal Bar Association has raised the threat of industrial action as the criminal legal aid funding dispute continues.
It cites our advice to solicitors to withdraw or scale back their legal aid services until the UK government takes meaningful action.
Also worth a read:
- New AG pledges to put the rule of law first – Legal Cheek & Times (£)
- PM preparing for small boat crossings to continue till 2036 – Times (£)
- UK inflation falls to 1.7% in September – FT (£), BBC News & City A.M.
- Autumn Budget: Reeves looks to £40bn tax rises and spending cuts – BBC News
- Kemi Badenoch says the Tories have “one chance to get this right” in selecting new party leader – Telegraph (£)
- Post Office victims could have been charged a fee to access compensation schemes – Gazette
- Stop and search does not reduce violence – Justice Gap
- Assisted dying law: Vulnerable people not at risk, says MP – Guardian